Slavonicism

Noun

Slavonicism (plural Slavonicisms)

1. denoting a word or other linguistic feature borrowed from or formed under influence of Old Church Slavonic or some later Church Slavonic recension.
   • Slavonicism (славяни́зм): a form of Old Church Slavonic (q.v.) origin.2005, Derek Offord, “Glossary of linguistic terms”, in Using Russian: A Guide to Contemporary Usage, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page xxxi
   • For example, a search for the modern-Serbian lexeme захвалност (gratitude) would also return and indicate examples containing the Slavonicism припознанство.2011, Toma Tasovac, Natalia Ermolaev, “Encoding Diachrony: Digital Editions of Serbian 18th-Century Texts”, in Gradmann, et al., editors, Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries...

   Synonyms:

   Church Slavonicism

2. (historical, uncountable) political activities in support of Slavic cultures, languages or Eastern Orthodox religion, especially when perceived as serving irredentist pan-Slavist policies pursued by the Russian Empire.
   • Near-synonyms: Pan-Slavism, Slavophilia
   • Apart, however, from the narrow technical question, General Tchernaieff could, no doubt, justify his position by the inherent rights of Russians to drive back in every direction the tide of Mahommedanism, and to help forward the flow of Slavonicism and of Christianity.1876, Henry Sutherland Edwards, “The Russians in Servia”, in The Slavonian Provinces of Turkey; an Historical, Ethnological, and Political Guide to Questions at Issue in These Lands., Second edition...

   Synonyms:

   Pan-Slavism, Slavophilia